11-a-side
Sassco’s 11-a-side team sprung into action in 2002, developed from a set of players from the different 6-a-side teams, who were playing in the Sassco Leagues since 1999.
The team never really achieved a great deal in terms of silverware, coming close in a final in their second season. However, the events undertaken by Sassco far surpass any other teams in their generation. Pioneering Adidas team kits from overseas, recording 11-a-side games in widescreen, customised soccer balls developed in Asia, overseas football tours and prestigious friendlies against Northern League teams and teams from outside their own leagues.
The team is still active and recently played at the Stadium of Light, as well as regular friendly games against local opponents. For one of their most recent games, five players from the original line up back in 2002 were present.
Read more: 2003-2004 11-a-side results2003-2004 11-a-side results
League Games August 16 2003 Sassco.co.uk 2 – 2 Studio 2000 Chris Dixon 0 James Dickinson 0 Sassco.co.uk: David Watson; Michael Booth; Steve Stubbs; Neil Maven; Wayne Galey; David Staples; James…
Read more: Toddy’s 11-a-side 2001-2002Toddy’s 11-a-side 2001-2002
A fascinating year spent shadowing Toddy’s as a part time substitute (“Harper, I’m not a centre half – I can’t head the ball.” – “Dov, you’re in centre defence….”) ended in…
- Read more: 2005-2006 11-a-side results
2005-2006 11-a-side results
League Games September 03 2005 Sassco.co.uk 3 – 3 Redhouse FC Tommy Bell 0 Mark Muers 0 David “Bunta” Murton 0 Sassco.co.uk: Gav Kershaw; Steve Stubbs; Mark Sammut; Jason Amour; Michael…
Read more: Toddy’s: William “Billy” Harper’s comments.Toddy’s: William “Billy” Harper’s comments.
Well, a few weeks have now gone by since my last report. So heres the good, the bad and the ugly of the last few weeks. Starting with the good. The…
Read more: Memory Lane: Sassco.co.uk 7 Sunderland African FC 4 in 2005Memory Lane: Sassco.co.uk 7 Sunderland African FC 4 in 2005
Sassco.co.uk 7 Sunderland African FC. Match report from 9th July 2005 originally posted here Travel problems weren’t too bad. I had to pick up Stapes, Muers, Hembrough and Minnie, but when…
Read more: 2008-2009 Season report.2008-2009 Season report.
Another average season from Sassco, blighted by inconsistency. Unlike previous seasons, this campaign saw some heavy defeats against teams, transformed by handsome wins or, at least, massive improvements in results and…
- Read more: 11-a-side 2008-2009
11-a-side 2008-2009
23rd May 2009 Sassco.co.uk 1 Redhouse FC 2. Pre-season in full swing as Sassco let a 1-0 lead slip. The so called regular cup game against Redhouse FC didn’t materialise during…
Read more: Memory Lane: Sassco defeat the Blue Bell in 2008.Memory Lane: Sassco defeat the Blue Bell in 2008.
Sassco.co.uk 3 Fulwell Blue Bell 1. Sassco at their best. A set of up and down games over the last twenty years, but this one was one of the better ones…
- Read more: Toddy’s 11-a-side player details.
Toddy’s 11-a-side player details.
Management Tarnjit Sangha –Manager If William Harper is the prime motivator of the Toddy’s team. Tarnjit Sangha is seen as the prime visionary in the path the team hopes to be…
- Read more: Sangha stepping down.
Sangha stepping down.
I think now is the time for me, Davinder Sangha, to step down from running the 11-a-side team (I’ll still be running the six-a-side and any overseas tours, etc. as well…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Cambridge FC 8.Sassco.co.uk 0 Cambridge FC 8.
Welcome to the Premier League! I can only apologise to all our thousands of fans, sponsors and related hanger ons for the debacle today. we had reasonable hopes, and actually started…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 8 Toddys 1.
Sassco.co.uk 8 Toddys 1.
Old timers run out of steam after Callum’s hat-trick. It was expanding bellies and unfit legs, and we weren’t talking about Muers, who managed to cover his cast-iron cast with padding…
- Read more: Wearside Wildcats 1 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Wearside Wildcats 1 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Howe equalises as Sassco tighten up. It only really happens to Sassco. A player refusing to be captain, then the team wandering around in circles around the sports complex, looking for…
- Read more: Rutherford DFC 5 Sassco.co.uk 4.
Rutherford DFC 5 Sassco.co.uk 4.
Worrying times ahead. I’m being a bit pessimistic; after all we were missing a fair few players from the previous game. Andy Turner, Chris Dixon, Mark Muers, Nick Smith, Dan Young,…
- Read more: Sassco’s new Bunker ball.
Sassco’s new Bunker ball.
Delighted to receive delivery of the new 2010 Sassco Bunker ball. Bunker UK changed their logo a while back, so it’s only correct to have a new set of footballs. The…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Houghton Bethany 0.
Sassco.co.uk 1 Houghton Bethany 0.
Ramsay’s second half goal gives Sassco their first win. Quite a few chances from last week’s game against Northern Alliance Chemfica. In came Nicky Smith, Nick Danks, Dan Young, Andy Turner…
- Read more: Chemfica 5 Sassco.co.uk 0 / Chemfica 1 Sassco.co.uk 0.
Chemfica 5 Sassco.co.uk 0 / Chemfica 1 Sassco.co.uk 0.
Greenwell’s return marred by an expected defeat. Two games were actually played. The first was a standard 45 minute each way game, ending in a 5-0 defeat, while the second one…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 Sassco Impact 6.
Sassco.co.uk 3 Sassco Impact 6.
More humiliation. We were already struggling with players. Dan Young and David Oxley both dropped the team in it, but we managed to scrape together ten players and persuaded Dan Carson…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 New Derby 3.
Sassco.co.uk 1 New Derby 3.
Second defeat in pre-season. Bit of a disaster again. Blanks up front, with shots wayward and not a Jabulani in sight. Any other shots were soft and usually direct at the…
- Read more: Top scorer and Player of the Season.
Top scorer and Player of the Season.
David Smith and Mark Muers. Dave Smith almost unanimously won the Player of the Season award, with around 99.99% of the vote. Muers won the Leading Goalscorer award. Both were presented…
